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City to resolve gas well dispute early next month

Holiday Synch-along

ISAAC WRIGHT

Senior Staff Writer

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Members of UNT clubs and organizations gather in front of the Hurley Administration Building Tuesday for a “lip dub” video shoot. Participants choreographed a routine to the Brave Combo song “The Denton Polka.” The continuous video take featured each club jumping into frame and lip-synching to the music. The final product will be dubbed over in true music-video style and will be sent out as a holiday greeting in December.

The Denton Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Dec. 7 to address a conf lict regarding confusion over the land ownership of two already existing gas wells near Apogee Stadium. Upon purchasing one of the wells, Eagleridge Operating LLC, a Dallas-based natural gas drilling firm, discovered the wells, UNT Well 1D and Smit h East, sit on private land rather than UNT property as the company initially believed. Because the wells are on private property, they company had to file a specific-use permit application to drill After the company filed its application, the city realized no permits had ever existed for the site in question where various companies have been drilling since 2004. “I think it would be unfair for us to speculate how [the companies] got permitted or what UNT did know at the time,” said Darren Groth, gas well administrator for the city of Denton. Un i v e r s i t y s p o k e s m a n Buddy Price confirmed UNT does not own the land where the wells sit and has never owned the property; however, the university does own the mineral rights for UNT Well No. 1D, which Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources is currently drilling. “Pioneer and UNT have an agreement where Pioneer did diagonal drilling under UNT property,” Price wrote in an

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A natural gas well operates on Bonnie Brae Street across from Apogee Stadium Tuesday. UNT owns the mineral rights to one of two wells on the property and has accrued $200,000 in royalties since it was drilled.

“You would think UNT would have known something somewhere along the line.” —Kevin Roden District 1 city councilman

ema il. “UNT has received approx imately $200,000 in royalties from the well since 2007.” UNT has not said whether the well’s previous operators approached the university to determine property ownership of the site. “You wou ld t h i n k UN T would have known something somewhere along the line,” said Kev in Roden, District 1 city councilman. “To me, them just claiming ignorance on those issues seems rather odd.”

Instead of discussing penalties for either Eagleridge or the wells’ original operators, the city seems to be focusing on w h e t h e r t o a ppr ov e Eagleridge’s SUP application, Roden said. The Gas Well Inspection Div ision had not yet been created when the wells were initially drilled in 2004, making it difficult for the city to know for sure how the wellsí’original operators obtained clearance to drill the well, Groth said.

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Denton music festival ranked among Texas’ best A LEX M ACON

Senior Staff Writer Denton’s homegrown music festival 35 Denton – the annual four-day event that brings in artists and music fans from around the country – was acknowledged last week by the Texas Downtown Association as 2011’s “best promotional event.” The association officially formed in 1985 to connect communities “committed to downtown revitalization.” Since 1998, its awards program has recognized more than 150 downtown events and projects. Catherine Sak, executive director of the association, said 35 Denton was chosen because of its focus on music, diversity in the community and its economic impact. “The judges’ panel loved the festival because there was really something for everyone,” Sak said.

A lively music scene is key to downtown development, she said as she praised 35 Denton for involving local businesses and the city’s two universities.

“The judges’ panel loved the festival because there was really something for everyone.” -Catherine Sak TDA executive director Originally dubbed North by 35 when it began in 2009, the festival hosts performances at both indoor and outdoor venues downtown, including free performances on the Courthouse lawn.

Julie Glover, economic program administrator for the city of Denton, said 35 Denton is a great opportunity to showcase the local musicians and give downtown businesses a yearly boost. “It benefits the business district and really just Denton in general,” Glover said. In 2010, the festival contributed about $2 million to the local economy in Denton, according to a city report. The festival expanded to outdoor venues in 2011, which Glover said was a good move. However, she added that in 2012, organizers plan to make a few changes to better accommodate several area businesses that were negatively affected by traffic congestion during the festival. “Every year you do an event you learn something new,” Glover said.

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Jeffrey Barnes of Denton band Brave Combo warms up before performing with The Wee Beasties on the downtown Square stage during the 35 Conferette music festival in March. The four-day festival, now titled “35 Denton,” was awarded See FESTIVAL on page 3 Best Promotional Event by the Texas Downtown Association last week.

Architect chosen for Union renovation project NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer

UNT is moving on to the next stages of the Union’s renovation as its Union Master Plan committee prepares to announce an architect and designer for the new building.

The committee, composed of select students along with t he administ rat ion, chose from more than 35 submissions from nationa l architectura l and design f irms. San Antonio-based Facility Programming and Consulting

designers will work with the newly chosen architect, which UNT will announce at a later date. “It would take $32 million right now to fix up the Union to the standard it needs to be at,” said Zane Reif, director of

the Union. “We might as well spend the money and include all the bells and whistles that the students can be able to see and enjoy.” T he cu r rent Un ion was renov ate d more t ha n 4 0 years ago and was built to

serve 17,000 students. Today UNT has more than 36,000 students. Keeping with the university’s trend toward sustainable buildings like the newly bui lt LEED-cer t if ied football stadium, the company

working on the Union is also a leader in LEED design. “It hasn’t been designed yet,” Reif said. “We’re going to be looking at the space in the next three months.”

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Inside Birth control shot linked to memory loss News | Page 2

Freshman forward must wait to play Sports | Page 4

Senator believes tobacco ban is unenforceable Views | Page 5

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UNT researcher links contraceptive to memory loss R EBECCA RYAN Staff Writer

After two years of research, a UNT professor has discovered a possible link between the contraceptive Depo-Provera and memory loss. Laszlo Prokai of the molecular biology and immunology faculty partnered with Heather Bimonte-Nelson of Arizona State University to study the effects of the active ingredient found in Depo-Provera on the memory of rats. In the tria ls, rats were injected with medroxyprogesterone acetate and studied for several months. Prokai said memory loss and progestin have not been linked before, but because rats are fairly similar to humans in terms of reproductive systems, this trial can reasonably be translated to a human’s experience. “Our studies began about two years ago,” Prokai said. “We started the trial to study t he act ive i ng red ient i n

Depo-Provera and its effects on cognition. I believe it is a quite popular method of birth control. But these women could face serious consequences in the future without knowing it. Young people aren’t educated about risks like this.” Undecided freshman Emily Head, who does not take birth control, expressed concern about the drug and the patients it is administered to. “If the side effects are that severe, the medication isn’t worth taking, especially when there are alternatives,” Head said. The ingredient medroxyprogesterone acetate, a synthetic for m of progesterone, is combined with estrogen to create birth control. Depo-Provera is a form of birth control in which synthetic and non-human hormones are injected into the arm every three months. The drug is then distributed throughout the body during the reproductive

cycle, Prokai said. “People think it’s safe and effective, but a ll medications have risks,” Prokai said. “Unfortunately, that’s the name

response to the study saying the company has yet to identify any association of memory loss with the proper use of DepoProvera in women.

“We’re doing the best we can to bring issues with these drugs up, test the problems and solve them.” —Lazlo Prokai Molecular biology and immunology faculty

of the game in pharmaceutical research. Pharmaceutical companies hope that the benefits will outweigh the risks.” Depo-Provera was f irst approved for use in Canada in 1961. Since then, it has been approved in 124 markets around the world. Pfizer, the company that produces DepoProvera, issued a statement in

Possible Implications Progest in, or sy nt het ic progesterone, exists in many d i f ferent for ms of bi r t h control, including most birth control pills, which are taken by nearly 11 million women in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Progesterone is necessary to counteract side effects of the other key ingredient, conjugated equine estrogen. The estrogen by itself can aggravate cancers and is linked to endometrial cancers. The progestin is able to counter these effects, but is also linked to future memory loss, Prokai said. “In the ‘90s, hormone replacement therapy was the numberone prescribed medication in the U.S.,” Prokai said. “It was a huge money-making business. There was lots of revenue flowing in. A study was set up by the Women’s Health Initiative to sort of prove it was a ‘fountain of youth’ for women. Before the study was even finished, the trials were halted and a warning was issued basically saying the cons outweighed the pros.” After that, two-thirds of the prescriptions dropped. Women are beginning to take supplemental hormone replacements that are not FDA-approved.

Prokai said this method is controversial because they’re advertised as being somewhat personalized and “natural,” but are not approved for over-thecounter use. “The whole thing appears to be nonsense,” he said. “It’s promoting a bio-identical hormone replacement, which is impossible. It’s not controlled by the FDA because it is ‘natural’ and is produced by plants. This is just one way that our field is becoming more controversial.” In order to create a hormone replacement that does not cause problems with cognition, Prokai said there would have to be a way to create a brainselective drug, or one that does not affect the brain. “We’re doing the best we can to bring issues with these drugs up, test the problems, and solve them,” he said. “There is no one-size-fits-all answer. We need more time to learn more about this.”

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PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

This natural gas well is one of two operating on a strip of property across from Apogee Stadium on Bonnie Brae Street. UNT owns the mineral rights to one well, though a recent inquiry revealed it failed to file the paperwork to drill.

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If any negligence or wrongdoing is found, Roden said he believes the city should impose the penalties outlined

in the city ordinances. “No one from the city is talking about penalizing these companies,” Roden said. “To be able to say you can come in here and have a production going for six years outside our regulations and you just get slapped on the wrist and told to come in for the proper

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The next step in the process will involve meetings with the architect to decide how to go about building the new union for students. Students will meet with the architect to express opinions on the building’s amenities. About five public forums are planned; however, no formal dates will be set until agreements with the new architect are finalized. The Student Government Association held a meeting Nov. 1 to give students an opportunity to voice their opinions on what

permits. That means we essentially have no real regulations on the industry.” The part y at fault could incur fines of up to $2,000 a day if its actions endangered public health, safety and welfare, according to the city’s municipal code, or $500 a day for less-serious violations.

During its meeting on Dec. 7, the Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss the issue a nd determine what must be done to bring the site into compliance. After i n it ia l ly meet i ng Nov. 3, the commission tabled the agenda item at Eagleridge’s request.

they would like to see. About 60 students attended the meeting. “We’re trying to get more students involved,” SGA President Blake Windham said. “If we’re going to put this much work into the plan, we want to make sure we get it right the first time.” Plans for the new union will be finalized by February,allowing students a month to mull over the plan before it is put to a vote around mid-March, Reif said. In the quest to create the perfect union, the committee visited other colleges to draw inspiration and gain ideas. “When we were in Wisconsin they had really neat flex space,” said Jayleen Watson, Master Plan committee chair and journalism junior. “If an organization didn’t

have enough room during a meeting, foldaway space w a s available for materials.” Space for BLAKE student orga- WINDHAM nizations is a top priority in plans for the new union, Watson said. UNT has about 400 campus organizations, fewer than 20 of which have a room in the Union. In addition, students have requested space for religious groups, more sleeping space, more study space and lots of outlets, Watson said. “Students want a technologically rich environment, even stuff that hasn’t been done yet,” Watson said. The renovation’s cost has not been discussed yet, though Reif said the renovations are necessary to get the building up to safety codes. UNT will send out a press release introducing the architect around Nov. 15 after final contracts with the university have been signed.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Jesse Sidlauskas, Arts & Life Editor

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Best-selling author to read at UNT, field questions BRITTNI BARNETT Senior Staff Writer

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Vegan Freak is one of three Denton stores that sell baked goods from Denton Vegan Cooperative. Vegan Freak is currently selling its seasonal pumpkin walnut bread and will come out with Rice Krispies treats in the next few weeks, along with brownies and holiday cookies iced with natural vegetable food dyes.

Group vends vegan goods H AYDEN SCARNATO Contributing Writer

On a recent Saturday morning, paintings hang along with knits for sale and food vendors lure onlookers with the sight of meatballs, the smell of hot barbecue sandwiches and biscuits covered in sausage-gravy. The food is all vegan. This is a typical Saturday morning at t he Denton Community Market, where the Denton Vegan Cooperative meets among other local craft vendors to sell its food. The cooperative consists of three women with an entrepreneurial spirit and an affinity for healthy home-cooked vegan dishes. Pam Carroll, Nicki Roseman and Heather Keel created the group last spring with the intention of feeding and informing Denton’s epicureans one vegan treat at a time. “We want to show people that vegan food can be good,” Carroll said. In the strictest sense, vegans do not consume any animal byproducts, such as milk. Though vegan chefs, such as those at the cooperative, often find creative alternatives to animal products. For example, the cooperative’s menu

Festival Continued from Page 1 Bradford Purdom, promot ions coordinator w it h 35 Denton and a history senior at UNT, said the festival is exceptional because its programming “caters to all sorts.” Orga ni zers recent ly announced a portion of the

includes vegan vanilla cupcakes with a cream cheese-flavored icing. The Denton Vegan Cooperative makes all of its baked vegan goods in the kitchen of the Jupiter House Coffee at the corner of University Drive and Carroll Boulevard the night before the Denton Community Market opens to guarantee quality and freshness. After finding a location to bake their vegan treats, Carroll and Roseman decided to team up with another local vegan entity for help and support. Chris Oller, owner and operator of the Peace Kitchen, has been cooking vegan meals as a healthy alternative diet for customers since the beginning of the market in Denton and welcomed the Denton Vegan Cooperative into the mix. “We combined forces with Chris at one booth at the market,” Roseman said. Together they sell vegan foods that range in complexity from a variety of salads to vegan meatballs and vegan gumbo. To combine their business with community outreach, the cooperative has made an effort to take active roles in the community. In an attempt to expand catering opportunities, Roseman

recruited Oller to help. The two took their cuisine to the Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and found several possible customers. “We have several vegan families who attend and we wanted local provisions,” said Kati Trice, the fellowship’s event organizer. “I already knew they made great food and already knew the people.” Trice, who was also one of the Denton Community Market’s founders and current market coordinator for the group, said one of the Denton Vegan Cooperative’s goals is to supply local Denton businesses with its freshly baked vegan items. Carroll and Roseman also helped the Peace Kitchen serve those who attended the eighth annual Denton Harvest Fest, which took place the first 10 days in October. The cooperative’s vegan items can a lready be purchased at Vegan Freak, Jupiter House Europa and at its booth at the market every Saturday morning during market seasons. For more information visit Denton Vegan Cooperative’s Facebook page.

Ne w York Ti mes bestsel ling aut hor a nd “Da i ly Show” regular Sarah Vowell will visit UNT today as part of the university’s Fine Arts Series. Vowel l, k now n for her humorous takes on American history, will give a reading followed by a question-andanswer portion at 8 p.m. in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite. “W hat she does is she investigates and researches different stories in American histor y and kind of retells them in her own way that is very engaging and witty, and to me, hilarious,” said Nicole Newland, graduate assistant for the Fine Arts Series. “I love her and I am so excited about her being here.” Vowell has written six books with subject matter ranging f rom president ia l assassinations to the New England Puritans. To n i g h t Vo w e l l w i l l read from her latest book, “Unfamiliar Fishes,” about the history of America’s involvement in Hawaii before the islands were annexed by the United States in 1898. Vowell has been a frequent guest on shows such as the “L at e Show w it h Dav id Letterman” and the “Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” She a lso voiced t he cha racter Violet Parr in the animated movie “The Incredibles.” “We chose her because we thought that the literary arts needed to be represented on our series and that she would be someone that the students of UNT would enjoy having here,” Newland said. Vowell is one of severa l artists brought to UNT every year as part of the UNT Fine Arts Series. The Fine Arts Series was founded in 1903, making it the longest continual running program in the university’s history, Newland said. “I view the Fine Arts Series’ job is to bring the arts to those students on this campus that

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Sarah Vowell is the New York Times best-selling author of six nonfiction books on American history and culture. Vowell will speak at 8 p.m. today in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite. might not be majoring in the arts,” said Mark Packer, assistant director for programs at the University Union. “I want to entice the business major or the engineering student or the non-arts major to come and experience these artists.” The Fine Arts Series brings in artists from a variety of fields, said Jennifer Lane, a professor in the College of Music and a member of the selection committee for the series. “Students are going to have different interests,” she said. “So if they can get a feel of what they like from the Fine Arts Series, then they may come back for something that is unfamiliar to them.” The Fine A r ts Ser ies is funded entirely by student service fees and a committee c om p o s e d of f i v e s t a f f members, five faculty members and six student representa-

tives selects artists. Earlier this season, the series brought the Garth Fagan Dance company and next semester will bring T V and radio show host a nd spoken-word a r t ist Henry Rollins to campus. “Hopefully we’ve been good stewards of their fee money a nd brought some ver y celebrated artists, people who are very well-known, and we’ve brought them performances and appearances by people they might not otherwise be able to see,” Packer said. “From what I’ve seen, I t hin k students will be thoroughly entertained by a night with Sarah Vowell.” Students can pick up a free ticket for the Sarah Vowell event with a student ID at the information booth on the third f loor of the University Union.

teer-run organization, and just brings the whole town together,” Purdom said. More performers w ill be announced in t he coming months, and he said promising big headliners have yet to be named. Purdom said he thinks the festival’s emphasis on community is what sets it apart from other larger music festivals in the state.

“The coolest thing is that it’s a volunteer-run organization, and that just brings the whole town together.” —Bradford Purdom Promotions coordinator lineup for the 2012 festival. The list includes several w e l l-k n o w n p e r f or m e r s , including Texas rapper Bun B and indie rock troupe the Mountain Goats. “The coolest thing [about 35 Denton] is that it’s a volun-

“It just brings more of an identity to Denton,” Purdom said. “It makes people nicer to each other.” The 35 Denton festival is set for March 8-11, and tickets are currently on sale for about $48.

PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/VISUALS EDITOR

Crowds gathered on the Courthouse lawn to hear the local band The Wee Beasties perform during the 35 Conferette music festival held in March 2011. The fourday festival, now titled “35 Denton,” was awarded Best Promotional Event by the Texas Downtown Association last week.

Sports

Page 4 Sean Gorman, Sports Editor

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 seangorman@my.unt.edu

New-look Mean Green brings playoff aspirations Basketball BOBBY LEWIS

Senior Staff Writer After losing a senior class that played in two Sun Belt Conference Tournament Finals, the UNT men’s basketball team added four transfers and five freshmen this offseason to make another playoff push. The new crop of players, part of UNT’s 30th-ranked recruiting class in the nation, is well aware of the goal following the team’s 1-point loss in the Sun Belt Tournament championship game last season. “I’d love to see 2012 up there,” said junior guard Roger Franklin as he looked at the banners displaying the team’s past conference championships and NCAA Tournament berths in the Super Pit. “I think this is a team that can do more than just win a conference championship. I think this is a team that can go real deep in the NCAA Tournament.”

Franklin, a transfer from Oklahoma State, and the other eight new additions are still acclimating to the Mean Green’s system. “It does take a little while to develop good chemistry, but I think the good thing is that those guys have been here during the

Hogans will be responsible for making sure things stay on track for the Mean Green, which was projected to finish third in the six-team Sun Belt West Division behind Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette. Hoga ns, a T h i rd-Tea m Preseason All-Sun Belt selection,

“I think this is a team that can do more than win a conference championship.” —Roger Franklin Junior guard summer,” head coach Johnny Jones said. “A lot of these guys have really grown up around each other playing AAU basketball or against each other in high school, so I don’t think chemistry’s going to be a problem for us.” Senior for ward Kedrick

is entering his fifth season with the team after redshirting two years ago to rehab a shoulder injury. The senior will be looked to as a leader, Jones said. “I have no choice, really,” Hogans said of his role. “I’ve been here for a while now and I know what my coaches expect.”

Mean Green Trivia The UNT men’s basketball team’s season kicks off when the Mean Green hosts an exhibition game against Oklahoma City tonight at the Super Pit. The team enters the new year with huge roster turnover, losing seven seniors who led the way in the team’s run to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Final last season. What are the names of the Mean Green’s players who are returning for the 2011-2012 season? Hint: UNT returns three forwards and two guards. Those who think they know the answer can tweet their guesses to the NTDaily Sports Twitter, @NTDailySports! People who answer correctly will be mentioned in Thursday’s paper.

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The other preseason Sun Belt honoree for the Mean Green is freshman forward Tony Mitchell, who was ranked by rivals.com as the No. 2 forward in the country and the No. 12 overall recruit. Mitchell won’t be academically eligible to join the team until at least Dec. 17. He is taking the last 12 of his required 24 credit hours he has to pass this semester to become eligible. “His [Mitchell’s] potential is unlimited,” Jones said. “He has great work ethic, he loves to play the game, and we’re just hopeful everything comes around so that he can play.” UNT’s first action will be an exhibition game against Oklahoma City at 7 p.m. today at the Super Pit. “It’ll be my first opportunity to really see these guys against another opponent,” Jones said. “We’re going to treat it like it’s a game that counts, but at the same time I want to see some different lineups and see how things work.”

PHOTO BY KALANI GORDON/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior guard Tyler Hall defends the ball against sophomore guard Alzee Williams during practice Monday at the Super Pit. The Mean Green is gearing up for an exhibition match against Oklahoma City at 7 p.m. today in the Super Pit.

Phenom must wait to play Basketball BOBBY LEWIS

Senior Staff Writer For the first month and a ha l f of t he UN T men’s basketba l l tea m’s season, the highest-ranked recruit in the program’s history will be forced to watch from the sidelines. Fi ve -st a r re c r u it Tony Mitchell will remain academically ineligible until at least the end of the fall semester. After failing to meet the NCAA’s minimum academic sta nda rds com i ng out of high school, the freshman for ward is completing the final 12 credit hours the NCAA required of him to become eligible to play. Mitchel l, t he Da l las Morning News 2010 Player of the Year, originally committed to Missou r i a f ter considering UNT and Georgetown. However, he wasn’t cer t ified by the NCAA Eligibility Center because 14 cred it hours he earned at Center of Life Academy in Miami, Fla., weren’t transferable to Pinkston, where he played his senior season. “We actually brought him in on an official visit, so we were in the mix the whole time,” UNT head coach Johnny Jones said. “We’re ver y fortunate

PHOTO BY MARK STONE/COURTESY OF DALLAS MORNING NEWS

UNT basketball recruit Tony Mitchell dunks the ball as a Pinkston High School senior during the Class 4A Region II semifinal game in March of 2010. The 6-foot-8-inch high school phenom will begin play as a freshman for the Mean Green this season. we were one of the few Texas schools he was even considering.” Mitchell’s first chance to

play will come in UNT’s third home game Dec. 18. Un t i l t h e n , M i t c h e l l , who was named by Rivals. com as the No. 2 forward in the countr y and the No.12 national recruit as a senior at Dallas’ Pinkston High School, can’t participate in any teamrelated activities. “It’s ver y disappoint ing hav ing to watch from t he sidelines,” Mitchell said. “I’m working, though, for when I finally can get out there.” Although he will miss more than a month of play, Mitchell was named to the Preseason All Sun Belt second team by the league’s head coaches. After playing seven of its first eight games on the road, UNT will play seven straight home games, the final six of which Mitchell will presumably be eligible to play in. “I wish that was by design, but unfortunately, that’s just how the schedule fell,” Jones said. Mitchell, who has worked with a strength and conditioning coach and practiced shooting by himself, said he’s ready to start playing. “I was very disappointed when everything happened with Missouri. Who wouldn’t be?” Mitchell said. “But stuff happens for a reason. I’m just glad I’m here.”

Views

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Ian Jacoby, Views Editor

Campus Chat Did you vote in Tuesday’s amendment election?

“No, because I’m not a registered voter in Texas; I’m from Missouri. Not that I don’t believe in voting; I’m just not from here.”

William Foss

Music graduate student

“I didn’t even know there was an amendment election. I might have voted if I did know depending on whether the proposition was important to me.”

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Philosophy freshman

“No, I have not voted in that election because I didn’t know anything about it. I’m very interested in voting, though, if I found out more information about it. I really would vote on it.”

Willisa Gaut

Biology freshman

“No, because I wasn’t able to register to vote in time, and that’s why. I can’t vote if I’m not registered.”

Heather Avary

Drawing and painting junior

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NT Daily Edboard: Nods & Shakes Nod: UNT stays veteran-friendly UNT has been named by Military Times EDGE Magazine to be one of the top colleges for veterans in its Best for Vets: Colleges 2011 list, though it did not rank as highly as it did last year. The award weighs various criteria, such as whether or not tuition is under the G.I. Bill cap and if campuses have veterans offices. UNT has taken commendable steps over the years to create education and wellness opportunities for its veterans through programs such as the Student Veterans Association and the establishment of the Veterans Center in 2009. Veterans Day is Friday, making it especially important that this week

we stop and consider the sacrifices these men and women have made for our country. T he u n iversit y u ndersta nds veterans’ vital contributions to our nation and has created an environment that mirrors that respect.

Shake: Penn State turns a blind eye to child molestation Jerry Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator for Penn State’s football team, allegedly sexually assaulted a young boy in a bathroom in 2002. The grand jury report shows that this was not an isolated occurrence and that multiple boys had likely been abused. Although allegations were brought

forth at the time of the occurrence, Penn State’s head coach Joe Paterno and other members of the administration did not contact authorities. At age 84 after 46 years as the head coach, it looks as though Paterno will be asked to leave the program, a disappointing and necessary end to an otherwise spectacular career. When dealing with sexual abuse, there is no scenario in which any degree of inaction should be tolerated. It’s t his k ind of behav ior t hat a l lows sex ua l v iolence to continue.

Nod: Asteroid misses Earth An asteroid roughly the size of the Empire State Building passed

t h roug h t he moon’s orbit on Tuesday. NASA scientists say the asteroid moved w it hin 202,000 miles of the earth, about four-fifths of the distance to the moon. Humans owe the rock big thanks for not decimating our planet with a collision that would have drastically altered the state of life on our Earth. According to Purdue University’s impact calculator, the asteroid officially named Asteroid 2005 YU55 would create a 6.8 earthquake and an 80-foot tsunami if it landed 250 miles off the coast. The impact would have been especially detrimental given that Morgan Freeman isn’t our president.

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Smoking ban is logistically unrealistic As a student senator for UNT, my job is to reach out to other students and help create solutions to their problems. Recently, the idea of a campuswide smoking ban has been brought to the students. While the issue has not formally been presented to SGA, many senators have been discussing the bill. I cannot and will not support this idea, and I’d like to take a moment to share my concerns from my perspective. The first issue is a question of enforcement. We already have regulations against smoking on campus, but those are never enforced. The fact of the matter is, there is no one to enforce the basic regulation of keeping smokers 25 feet from the building, let alone to keep smokers from smoking. Are the police going to enforce the ban? Hardly. They’re too busy busting students for marijuana, arresting intoxicated freshmen and perpetuating the “parking enforcement industrial complex.” And even if they decide to enforce the ban, how would they go about it? There are hardly enough officers as it is. Before supporting a ban, ask yourself, “Would I support a raise in tuition to hire more officers to enforce a smoking ban?” Secondly, what’s wrong with the current regulations? Keeping 25 feet from the door is a perfectly reasonable request for any smoker. If you think that maybe they’re too close to the door,

ask them to take a few steps back. Perhaps a better alternative would be to find a different entrance. It is not the task of the nonsmoking majority to infringe upon the rights of the smoking minority. Smoking is still a legal activity in this country. It is not your responsibility to subject someone to your views. Smokers are adults, perfectly capable of making those kinds of decisions. Lastly, I’d like to make a note on idealism. We all think we know how the world should run and in a democracy it is up to the citizenry to make that dream a reality. However, we must be willing to look at issues realistically. We cannot afford to make brash decisions under the notion of trying to make the world a better place. Being idealistic is nice, but is that the way the world should be run?

Nicholas LaGrassa is an emergency administration and planning junior. He can be reached at senatorx1890@ gmail.com.

Students should question their questions Once, when I went to a f ilm studies class here, a student raised her hand and asked if Christopher Lee, the famous horror film star who accidentally ended up in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, was the father of Bruce Lee. We all laughed. I ’v e t h o u g h t a b o u t t h a t question ma ny times, a nd I’m more cer t a i n t ha n ever t hat it w a sn’t r e a l l y t h at i n a ne. It’s not those kinds of students who are the problem. Nor am I really annoyed when I hear those queries that seem to swirl around the sink hundreds of times before reaching t he dra in. The questions I can’t stand are the ones t hat start at t he drain and tr y to spira l up. You a lways k now where t hey a re goi ng to end. Ever y class has one of these students. It’s not the frequency of their interjections that bugs you. Participation is great. If we could all contribute to the discussion during the appropriate times, we’d be better off. It’s what they say that gets to you. They might top it all off with a question mark somewhere, but it’s not interrogative. They just want to tell everyone two or three things they already know. They’ll usually throw in a couple of jargon words like “heterogeneous” when they mean “different” or “hegemonized” when they mean “absorbed.” I’ve probably been that guy a few times. Sure, I like to play Socrates

too. But the fact is that most of us, including myself, are probably more on the level of Thrasymachus and Polemarchus, and there’s a reason why the majority of people have never heard of those guys. W hen you a sk a quest ion, keep it to two sentences or less, a nd ma ke it applicable to t he rest of t he class. Don’t waste our time and don’t play the lastword game w it h t he professor. You might as well have a good laugh the next time someone asks a stupid question. The next time you start to cling to the sides of the sink, though, cut yourself short. Ever ybody laug hs at t he Christopher Lee and Bruce Lee question, but at least we all know the answer. If nobody in the class is any smarter from your question or its answer, you might as well keep your hand down.

Brandon Cooper is a kinesiolog y graduate student. He can be contacted at runfellow@gmail. com.

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